---
title: Rename a channel
---

import {TabItem, Tabs} from "@astrojs/starlight/components";

import FlattenedSteps from "../../components/FlattenedSteps.astro";
import NavigationSteps from "../../components/NavigationSteps.astro";
import AutomatedNoticeChannelEvent from "../include/_AutomatedNoticeChannelEvent.mdx";
import ChannelSettingsGeneralTabTip from "../include/_ChannelSettingsGeneralTabTip.mdx";
import SaveChanges from "../include/_SaveChanges.mdx";
import SelectChannelViewGeneral from "../include/_SelectChannelViewGeneral.mdx";

import EditIcon from "~icons/zulip-icon/edit";

A channel's name can be in any language, and can include spaces, punctuation,
and Unicode emoji.

<Tabs>
  <TabItem label="Desktop/Web">
    <FlattenedSteps>
      <NavigationSteps target="relative/channel/all" />

      1. Select a channel.

      <SelectChannelViewGeneral />

      1. Click the **edit channel name and description**
         (<EditIcon />) icon to the right of the
         channel name, and enter a new channel name.

      <SaveChanges />
    </FlattenedSteps>

    <ChannelSettingsGeneralTabTip />
  </TabItem>

  <TabItem label="Mobile">
    Access this feature by following the web app instructions in your
    mobile device browser.

    Implementation of this feature in the mobile app is tracked [on
    GitHub](https://github.com/zulip/zulip-flutter/issues/1102). If
    you're interested in this feature, please react to the issue's
    description with 👍.
  </TabItem>
</Tabs>

<AutomatedNoticeChannelEvent />

## Related articles

* [View channel information](/help/view-channel-information)
* [Change a channel's description](/help/change-the-channel-description)
* [Channel permissions](/help/channel-permissions)
